Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Table 2 Post-training change in task performance relative to the baseline

From: Boosting robot-assisted rehabilitation of stroke hemiparesis by individualized selection of upper limb movements – a pilot study

		% Change^a
		Guide	Assist	End-error
mean^b	Test	−14.5 ± 20.2	−13.5 ± 34.4	−16.9 ± 13.3
	control	−21.6 ± 21.6	−24.4 ± 37.7	−19.3 ± 19.9
	p (between groups)	0.51^d	0.56 ^d	0.79 ^d
variation^c	test	−7.5 ± 45.8	− 4.5 ± 41.2	− 10.4 ± 26.9
	control	−23.6 ± 28.6	−25.2 ± 35.1	−19.6 ± 23.0
	p (between groups)	0.92 ^e	0.30 ^d	0.47 ^d

^aMean ± SD change relative to baseline (across subjects). Negative change indicates improvement
^bMean across the 8 × 8 movement testing conditions
^cThe standard deviation across the 8 × 8 movement conditions
^dIndependent samples T-test, 2-tailed; equal variance assumed
^eMann-Whitney U Test

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